1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Davidson 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Richmond 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1956 college football season. John Sauer served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Newberry*
T 20–2014,000[4]
September 29Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–712,700[5]
October 6Stetson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 40–611,000[6]
October 12at No. 17 Richmond
L 3–7[7]
October 19vs. Wofford*
L 19–239,000[8]
October 27at Furman
L 0–76,000[9]
November 3Presbyterian*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–1311,500[10]
November 10at Villanova*
L 0–467,500[11]
November 17George Washington
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–208,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Newberry, Citadel in 20–20 deadlock". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Citadel whips Davidson, 34–7". The State. September 30, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Citadel pours it on to win, 40–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Citadel bows, 7–3, to Richmond eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wofford edges by The Citadel, 23–19". Daily Press. October 20, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penland leads Hurricane to 7–0 upset over Citadel". The State. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel Bulldogs rally to beat PC Blue Hose". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Citadel falls to power of Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "GW finally overcomes stubborn Citadel, 20-0". The Times and Democrat. Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.